Wednesday, February 22, 2017

(Charleston, SC)- Nine universities from across the U.S. competed in the
Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta, held February 11-12 in
Charleston, SC. Held in keelboats using PHRF, the 7-race series was won
by University of South Florida. The competition was staged in a fleet of
donated boats randomly assigned to the nine teams with racing inside
Charleston Harbor on medium-distance courses.

The University of South Florida team won on the J/105 JOYRIDE with an
amazing record of 5-1-2-1-4-1-2 for just 16 pts total. Not far off the
pace in third place were the College of Charleston racing the J/120
ILLYRIA with an extremely consistent scoreline of 3-2-3-2-2-2 for 24 pts
total, losing a tie-breaker for the silver based on 1st’s against
another team. Securing 5th position on the J/105 SKIMMER was the
Vanderbilt University team with a total of 43 pts.
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